Well, tomorrow is 5 weeks since the operation.
Update: Still having a rough time at therapy. But making progress.
So far, DH has been able to drive me to therapy. So I take a pain pill to help me get through all the stretching and walking and steps and weights.
Sometimes I take a pain pill later in the day as my body catches up with the morning's therapy session.
But my therapist makes a lot of sense. Basically, if I can do something, I should do it. So, I'm parking my walker and doing chores around the house ... some cooking and unloading the dishwasher, for example.
Today I went to therapy with two canes; therapist said I should be down to only one cane soon.
I can walk many steps without assistance, but I need to watch what I'm doing ... trying to get a proper gait. It's easy to just waddle along. But that builds a terrible habit.
Also, today the therapist identified some areas where I'm compensating. For example, swinging my leg rather than bending my knees. It's valuable to learn that, but it's difficult to overcome.
Still glad I did the whole process, and highest kudos to my strict therapist. I am seeing good progress.
Update: Still having a rough time at therapy. But making progress.
So far, DH has been able to drive me to therapy. So I take a pain pill to help me get through all the stretching and walking and steps and weights.
Sometimes I take a pain pill later in the day as my body catches up with the morning's therapy session.
But my therapist makes a lot of sense. Basically, if I can do something, I should do it. So, I'm parking my walker and doing chores around the house ... some cooking and unloading the dishwasher, for example.
Today I went to therapy with two canes; therapist said I should be down to only one cane soon.
I can walk many steps without assistance, but I need to watch what I'm doing ... trying to get a proper gait. It's easy to just waddle along. But that builds a terrible habit.
Also, today the therapist identified some areas where I'm compensating. For example, swinging my leg rather than bending my knees. It's valuable to learn that, but it's difficult to overcome.
Still glad I did the whole process, and highest kudos to my strict therapist. I am seeing good progress.
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